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Work Safe, Play Safe: Managing Airborne Lead at Indoor
Shooting Ranges
NEWTOWN, Conn.--Airborne lead management is a critical topic for
shooting range operators. A new 42-page manual, Lead Management and
OSHA Compliance for Indoor Shooting Ranges, provides the most
up-to-date information on tools and rules to help operators ask the
right questions, and get the right answers, to ensure health and safety.
The National Association of Shooting
Ranges (NASR), a division of the National
Shooting Sports Foundation, produced the manual though an alliance
with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration of the U.S.
Department of Labor, and input from the National Institute for
Occupational Safety and Health of the Center for Disease Control and
Prevention.
The manual provides valuable background on lead issues, as well as
general guidance for lead monitoring and ventilation, precautions and
coverage for employees, and related business practices. It also includes
samples of the latest forms and information that employers need for
maintaining occupational injury and illness records, materials that have
changed in several important ways since 2003.
Rick Patterson, director of facility development for NASR, said, "If
you manage a range, whether it's commercial, private, government or
nonprofit, an effective lead management program will save you money over
the long term. More importantly, by proactively managing lead exposure
in the workplace, you'll have the satisfaction of knowing that you,
your employees and range users are working and playing in a well-managed
and safe environment."
You can obtain your copy of Lead Management and OSHA Compliance
for Indoor Shooting Ranges by calling 203-426-1320 or by downloading
the order form from the NASR catalog at www.rangeinfo.org.
The cost is $12 for members; $24 for non-members, plus S&H.
NASR is a professional organization that promotes the development of
state-of-the-art target shooting facilities as safety education and
entertainment centers. It also promotes and protects target-shooting
facilities by providing leadership in information, communication, and
partnership between range, industry and community.
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